Martial arts training bag

Abstract

A martial arts training bag is provided having a substantially cylindrical upper portion and a tapered, e.g., frusto-conical, lower portion. The bag includes a central support and one or more training devices configured to be releasably connected to the central support. The bag includes at least four connectors to provide a four-point suspension.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A martial arts training bag, comprising:
 a bag having an outer surface; 
 a plurality of connectors attached to the bag; 
 a rigid internal support having at least one receiver, wherein the receiver includes at least one attachment slot, and wherein the attachment slot comprises a J-slot having a positioning slot and a locking slot; 
 a passage extending through the bag from the outer surface of the bag to the receiver; and 
 a target arm configured to extend through the passage and engage the receiver. 
 
     
     
       2. The training bag of  claim 1 , wherein the receiver includes a stop, with a spring connected to or positioned adjacent the stop. 
     
     
       3. The training bag of  claim 1 , wherein the target arm comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the target arm further comprises at least one connector extending outwardly from the shaft between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
       4. The training bag of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one connector comprises a metal pin having ends and extending through the shaft, with the ends of the pin extending outwardly from an outward surface of the shaft. 
     
     
       5. The training bag of  claim 1 , wherein the target arm includes a support fixed to an interior of the shaft and a target comprising a speed bag is connected to the support by a spring. 
     
     
       6. The training bag of  claim 1 , wherein the bag comprises four connectors to provide a four-point suspension. 
     
     
       7. A martial arts training bag, comprising:
 a bag having an outer surface; 
 a rigid internal support having at least one receiver, wherein the receiver comprises a cylindrical metal tube having at least one attachment slot, wherein the attachment slot comprises a J-slot having a positioning slot and a locking slot; 
 a passage extending through the bag from the outer surface of the bag to the receiver; and 
 a target arm configured to extend through the passage and engage the receiver, wherein the target arm comprises a shaft having at least one connector configured to engage the attachment slot of the receiver. 
 
     
     
       8. The training bag of  claim 7 , wherein the receiver includes a stop, with a spring connected to or positioned adjacent the stop. 
     
     
       9. The training bag of  claim 7 , wherein the target arm shaft has a first end and a second end, wherein the at least one connector extends outwardly from the shaft between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
       10. The training bag of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one connector comprises a metal pin having ends and extending through the shaft, with the ends of the pin extending outwardly from an outer surface of the shaft. 
     
     
       11. The training bag of  claim 7 , wherein the target arm includes a support fixed to an interior of the shaft and a target comprising a speed bag is connected to the support by a spring. 
     
     
       12. The training bag of  claim 7 , wherein the training bag comprises a substantially cylindrical first portion and a tapered second portion depending from the first portion. 
     
     
       13. The training bag of  claim 7 , wherein the bag includes a plurality of connectors attached to the bag, and wherein the connectors comprise nylon straps having a spring hook. 
     
     
       14. The training bag of  claim 13 , wherein the bag comprises four connectors to provide a four-point suspension. 
     
     
       15. A martial arts training bag, comprising:
 a bag having an outer surface; 
 a plurality of connectors attached to the bag, wherein the connectors comprise nylon straps having a spring hook, and wherein the bag comprises four connectors to provide a four-point suspension; 
 a rigid internal support having at least one receiver, wherein the receiver comprises a cylindrical metal tube having at least one attachment slot, wherein the receiver includes a stop, with a spring connected to or positioned adjacent the stop, and wherein the attachment slot comprises a J-slot having a positioning slot and a locking slot; 
 a passage extending through the bag from the outer surface of the bag to the receiver; and 
 a target arm configured to extend through the passage and engage the receiver, wherein the target arm comprises a shaft having at least one connector configured to engage the attachment slot of the receiver, wherein the target aim comprises a shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the at least one connector extends outwardly from the shaft between the first end and the second end, and wherein the at least one connector comprises a metal pin having ends and extending through the shaft, with the ends of the pin extending outwardly from an outer surface of the shaft. 
 
     
     
       16. The training bag of  claim 15 , wherein the target arm comprises a speed bag movably attached to the second end of the shaft. 
     
     
       17. The training bag of  claim 16 , wherein the target arm includes a support fixed to an interior of the shaft and the speed bag is connected to the support by a spring. 
     
     
       18. The training bag of  claim 15 , wherein the training bag comprises a substantially cylindrical first portion and a tapered second portion depending from the first portion.